Quests & Challenges

[img alt= "header image with futuristic font that says Astronaut Academy"]https://i.imgur.com/lrpVJ6L.png[/img] [center][b]Astronaut Academy ~ classes starting Nov. 3 - 9[/b][/center] [columns] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67001229][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/670013/67001229_350.png[/img][/url] [nextcol] [img]https://i.imgur.com/8HknvEA.png[/img] [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [size=4]The Astronaut Academy is a proud member of the Lightning Space Research and Practical Studies organization, and has provided many top notch space-faring dragons to the cause. We pride ourselves on our intensive, and rigorous courses and the amazing graduates who represent our Academy amongst the stars. Would you like to be amongst the foremost prestigious minds in science and space-faring technologies? Well.... first you must pass our basic skills entry exam! The exam will take 1 week to complete, and at the end, we will see who can continue their studies at the Astronaut Academy![/size] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][size=4][b]Astronaut Academy - Entry Exam Schedule[/b][/size][/center] [LIST] [*][Day 1 - 2] - Word Search [*][Day 3 - 4] - Number Block [*][Day 5 - 6] - Maze [*][Day 7 - Extra Credit!] - Math Square [/LIST] [center][pinglist=39447][/center]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/XSDfXlK.png[/img] [center][size=4][b]Day 1 & 2 (Sunday / Monday): Word Search[/b][/center] [size=4]Welcome to our first puzzle of the Entry Exam! This puzzle will be a word search. An astronaut must be able to quickly spot the information they need amongst distractions! Sift through the extraneous letters, and find the words associated with space. Watch out! There may be spoilers and answers to the puzzles in the comments of this forum! [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][size=4][b][emoji=crescent moon 2 size=1] RULES [emoji=crescent moon 2 size=1][/b][/center] [LIST] [*] [size=4]Download the search to your device [*] [size=4]Use whatever means you'd like to find the words [LIST] [*] [size=4]You can print it, use Microsoft Paint, color it on your phone, etc. It doesn't matter! [/LIST] [*] [size=4][i]Optional/Recommended[/i] - Help boost the thread by letting me know you finished the puzzle! Post your results if you'd like. [*] [size=4]Gather your completion badge! [LIST] [*] [size=4]If you complete your exam puzzle later in the week, you can send a 20kt/g exam fee to @Kywren to pick up the badge! [/LIST] [/LIST] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][SIZE=5][b][url=https://imgur.com/HoJ8ptL]PUZZLE LINK[/url][/b][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][size=4][b]Completion Badge[/b][/center] [center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/6qmnRZ1.png[/img][/center]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/TibsKwg.png[/img] [center][size=4][b]Day 3 & 4 (Tuesday / Wednesday): Number Block[/b][/center] [size=4]Welcome back to the exam room, students. Our second puzzle of the Entry Exam will be a Number Block. An astronaut should be able to quick computations in their head at a moments notice! There are all sorts of things to calculate on missions, but before we get to the truly complicated theories, lets start small. Watch out! There may be spoilers and answers to the puzzles in the comments of this forum! [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][size=4][b][emoji=crescent moon 2 size=1] RULES [emoji=crescent moon 2 size=1][/b][/center] [LIST] [*] [size=4]Download the puzzle to your device [*] [size=4]Use whatever means you'd like to fill out the missing numbers [LIST] [*] [size=4]You can print it, use Microsoft Paint, use your phone, etc. It doesn't matter! [/LIST] [*] [size=4][i]Optional/Recommended[/i] - Help boost the thread by letting me know you finished the puzzle! Post your results if you'd like. [*] [size=4]Gather your completion badge! [LIST] [*] [size=4]If you complete your exam puzzle later in the week, you can send a 20kt/g exam fee to @Kywren to pick up the badge! [/LIST] [/LIST] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][SIZE=5][b][url=https://imgur.com/QsWrJ3r]PUZZLE LINK[/url][/b][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][size=4][b]Completion Badge[/b][/center] [center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/mdkC2C7.png[/img][/center]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/ejn5S2S.png[/img] [center][size=4][b]Day 5 & 6 (Thursday / Friday): Maze[/b][/center] [size=4]It's our third, and technically final puzzle my students! We will be lowering the difficulty to bring you a Maze Puzzle. An astronaut may find themself in sticky situations, unsure where to turn, or even which way is up or down! However, if they are unable to locate themselves, their destination and the most efficient way to get there, then that simply won't due. We will be testing your physical awareness now with this maze. When you finish this puzzle, do not leave campus! We still have our extra credit puzzle on Saturday and our final ceremony allowing those with all three badges into our prestigious academy. Watch out! There may be spoilers and answers to the puzzles in the comments of this forum! [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][size=4][b][emoji=crescent moon 2 size=1] RULES [emoji=crescent moon 2 size=1][/b][/center] [LIST] [*] [size=4]Download the puzzle to your device [*] [size=4]Use whatever means you'd like to show your path through [LIST] [*] [size=4]You can print it, use Microsoft Paint, use your phone, etc. It doesn't matter! [/LIST] [*] [size=4][i]Optional/Recommended[/i] - Help boost the thread by letting me know you finished the puzzle! Post your results if you'd like. [*] [size=4]Gather your completion badge! [LIST] [*] [size=4]If you complete your exam puzzle later in the week, you can send a 20kt/g exam fee to @Kywren to pick up the badge! [/LIST] [/LIST] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][SIZE=5][b][url=https://imgur.com/4YmeA1z]PUZZLE LINK[/url][/b][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][size=4][b]Completion Badge[/b][/center] [center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/NYqePvv.png[/img][/center]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/l4AcYJK.png[/img] [center][size=4][b]Day 7 (Saturday): Math Square[/b][/center] [size=4]Thank you, oh intrepid students mine. I am so proud of all of you for sticking with our ponderous and long entrance exam. If you've made this far with all three badges to prove yourself, Congratulations! We wanted to leave you with one final puzzle to pick at while we set up the graduation ceremony, and officially invite you all to our Academy. This puzzle is a Math Square. It will test your knowledge of the order of operations, and ability to adapt! Both the application of rules and flexibility are great skills to have, so why don't you give it a try. There is no harm done if you do not complete it today, or even tomorrow. Just be sure to come down to the Square at dusk for the Ceremony, yes? If you happen to finish the puzzle before then, please bring your results. I believe Jamison has set up some special treats for you, and we always have a lottery for free admissions for the first term that you can join with completion of the puzzle. Good luck! I will see you all this evening! Watch out! There may be spoilers and answers to the puzzles in the comments of this forum! [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][size=4][b][emoji=crescent moon 2 size=1] RULES [emoji=crescent moon 2 size=1][/b][/center] [LIST] [*] [size=4]Download the puzzle to your device [*] [size=4]Use whatever means you'd like to enter your numbers [LIST] [*] [size=4]You can print it, use Microsoft Paint, use your phone, etc. It doesn't matter! [/LIST] [*] [size=4][i]Optional/Recommended[/i] - Help boost the thread by letting me know you finished the puzzle! Post your results if you'd like. [*] [size=4]Be proud of yourself! Show the completed puzzle to the door-dragon before you attend the graduation ceremony. He will give you a secret code that you can use at the dining hall for commemorative dessert and entrance into a lottery for free admission for the first term! [b](No badge this time around! This one's just for fun lol)[/b] [/LIST] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][SIZE=5][b][url=https://imgur.com/rcDZvkF]PUZZLE LINK[/url][/b][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/YEh04Ih.png[/img] [center][b]GRADUATION CEREMONY[/b][/center] [columns] A large Imperial comes to call upon you and your fellow prospective students at the Testing Hall. Her scales are adorned with the very vibrancy of the stars themselves. She smiles at everyone, "Please, come along. The Graduation Ceremony is ready for you all!" You all follow along as your led from the large theater-esque room across the campus and to a large outdoor area. You can see the dancing lights of torches, smell a thousand different types of food and desserts in their various stages of preparedness, and hear music softly playing, filling all the empty space with mirth. [nextcol] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/56551745][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/565518/56551745p.png[/img][/url] [/columns] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [columns] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/67001229][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/670013/67001229p.png[/img][/url] [nextcol] Djura, the Veilspun who has been testing you this week, is sitting atop a great dais at the front. He looks upon you all with pride twinkling in his eyes. "You've all performed admirably, and I can't wait to watch you walk across the stage and collect your student's coin. Keep your heads held high. There are not many we consider who earn the chance to study here." He nods you in and then flutters up on top of the stage where he meets up with Europa, the great Imperial from before. [/COLUMNS] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] What follows next is a night of celebration. Each dragon is called upon the stage to present their badges, and given a student's coin. Teachers, alumni, family and friends gather to watch each dragon turn from eager outsider, to treasured student. Food is provided, and special dessert is given to those who completed the extra credit puzzle. As the night continues, the party breaks up into a few different festivities, though eventually it is called to a close. After all, you'll surely need some sleep to be ready for the true schooling to become an extraordinary Astronaut! [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/f1cprbL.png[/img][/center] [center][b]Completion Badge[/b][/center] [center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/VzppBE1.png[/img][/center] Thank you everyone for playing my silly little puzzle game. I read every comment, and it surely warmed my heart seeing silly doodles on your puzzles, reading the little bits of lore you added, and seeing that you enjoyed destressing with the easy puzzles and flexing your brain with the harder ones. I hope you enjoyed yourself and keep your eyes to the stars!

[img]https://i.imgur.com/8PY8Nla.png[/img] Art by Kywren The font design is [url=https://www.dafont.com/font-comment.php?file=space_age]Space Age[/url] by Justin Callaghan. Games were created on [url=https://www.puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/]Discovery Education's Puzzlemaker[/url].

Done the word search! I'm looking forward to seeing the other puzzles this week :]

Omg!!! I love a good puzzle game. AND It's space themed!? Huge win in my book. The badge is super pretty too...! Happy to say I've finished the word search, and am very excited to see the rest of the puzzles!

Day 1 & 2 (Sunday / Monday): Word Search
Solved puzzle: https://imgur.com/mzLt4NW